Kerudung Merah Kirmizi

Myrna Andriono, a widow with two children whose pilot husband has died, sings in a luxury hotel and tries to leave the past behind in a harsh city, fending off men's advances and neighbours' gossip. Afraid she will never find a man as good as her husband, she is won over by Luc Sondak, a wise, flamboyant widower from Bali, and their romance grows to pre-Beatles ballads such as Stardust and Autumn Leaves. Trouble comes from Om Sam, a businessman who wants Luc's land in Bali, rumoured to hide treasure, and who uses corrupt security officers and thugs to get his way. Around them move a student activist, Luc's daughter Laksmi, Myrna's children Satria and Kartika, and Winata, a policeman and childhood friend of Myrna who stays true to his oath.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

616 pages in the original

Set in

Indonesia

First published

2002 by Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia

ISBN

9789799023728 (original)